Tafsir al-Uthaymin Juz Amma - Ibn al-'Uthaymin - (142)

Tafsir al-Uthaymin Juz AmmaIbn al-'Uthaymin

in Jesus, we say to them: You are lying. You disbelieve in Jesus, peace be upon him, because you disbelieve in Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. What is astonishing is that these Jews and Christians disbelieve in Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, even though they find him described in the Torah and the Gospel in their possession as one who commands them to do what is right, forbids them from what is wrong, makes wholesome things lawful for them, prohibits foul things for them, and relieves them of their burdens and the shackles that were upon them. They recognize him as they recognize their own sons, but obstinacy, pride, and envy have prevented them from believing in Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him:

﴾Many of the People of the Scripture wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed, out of envy from within themselves, after the truth has become clear to them.﴿ [al-Baqara: 109]

In summary, His words Most High, ﴾Rather, those who disbelieve,﴿ include everyone who disbelieves in Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, even Jews and Christians. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, therefore said: “By Him in whose hand is Muhammad’s soul, no Jew or Christian from this community—that is, the community to whom the call is addressed—hears of me and then dies without believing in what I was sent with, except that he will be among the inhabitants of the Fire.” (1)

﴾Yet Allah encompasses them from behind.﴿ This means that Allah Most High encompasses them from every side. They cannot escape Him, His knowledge, His authority, or His punishment. Yet He, Glorified and Exalted is He, may grant the wrongdoer respite until, when He seizes him, He does not let him escape.

﴾Rather, it is a glorious Quran, in a Preserved Tablet.﴿

﴾Rather, it is﴿ means that which the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, brought. ﴾A glorious Quran﴿ means one possessing grandeur and glory. Describing the Quran as glorious does not mean that glory is an attribute of the Quran alone. Rather, it is an attribute of the Quran and of those who take this Quran upon themselves, bear it, and fulfill their duty toward it by reciting it as it truly deserves to be recited; then theirs will be

(1) Muslim narrated it in the Book of Faith, chapter “The Obligation to Believe in the Mission of Our Prophet Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—to All People, and the Abrogation of All Other Religions by His Religion” (153) (241).

بعيسى قلنا لهم: كذبتم أنتم كافرون بعيسى ﵇؛ لأنكم كافرون بمحمد ﵊، والعجب أن هؤلاء اليهود والنصارى يكفرون بمحمد ﵊ مع أنهم يجدونه مكتوباً عندهم في التوراة والإنجيل، يأمرهم بالمعروف، وينهاهم عن المنكر، ويحل لهم الطيبات، ويحرم عليهم الخبائث، ويضع عنهم إصرهم والأغلال التي كانت عليهم، يعرفونه كما يعرفون أبناءهم، لكن العناد والكبرياء والحسد منعهم أن يؤمنوا بمحمد ﵊ ﴿ود كثير من أهل الكتاب لو يردونكم من بعد إيمانكم كفاراً حسداً من عند أنفسهم من بعد ما تبين لهم الحق﴾ [البقرة: ١٠٩] . فالحاصل أن قوله تعالى: ﴿بل الذين كفروا﴾ يشمل كل من كفر بمحمد ﷺ حتى من اليهود والنصارى، ولهذا قال النبي ﵊: «والذي نفس محمد بيده لا يسمع بي من هذه الأمة يعني أمة الدعوة يهودي ولا نصراني ثم لا يؤمن بما جئت به إلا كان من أصحاب النار» (١) ، ﴿والله من ورائهم محيط﴾ يعني أن الله تعالى محيط بهم من كل جانب لا يشذون عنه ولا عن علمه ولا عن سلطانه ولا عن عقابه، ولكنه ﷿ قد يملي للظالم حتى إذا أخذه لم يفلته. ﴿بل هو قرآن مجيد. في لوح محفوظ﴾ ﴿بل هو﴾ أي ما جاء به الرسول ﵊ ﴿قرآن مجيد﴾ أي ذو عظمة ومجد، ووصف القرآن بأنه مجيد لا يعني أن المجد وصف للقرآن نفسه فقط، بل هو وصف للقرآن، ولمن تحمل هذا القرآن فحمله وقام بواجبه من تلاوته حق تلاوته، فإنه سيكون لهم

(١) أخرجه مسلم كتاب الإيمان، باب وجوب الإيمان برسالة نبينا محمد ﷺ إلى جميع الناس ونسخ الملل بملته (١٥٣) (٢٤١) .